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I'm leaning very strongly towards one school but I don't want to commit myself yet just in case they're not so bueno in person.

Rejected from UNC

Congratulations to the recent admits to MIT!

Said who, if I may ask?

So decisions have not been finalized??

Does anyone know if MIT has finalized decisions? (i.e. not sending out any more acceptances?)

I agree with MCE, it's easy to forget how involved personal preferences, personality, and politics are in chemical academia

Not really. I came from a small non-flagship state university and got admitted into top-ranking programs. What you've made of your undergrad experience matters much more than the name of the school, although the connections you make at those schools would help you a lot as well.

Thank you! I appreciate the information, thanks for letting me know. This conflicts with Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, and Washington!

It's nice that Berkeley has four weekends-- if I do get in, they apparently coordinate visits with Stanford so you can visit both on the same weekend. Does anyone have MIT, Caltech, and Carolina visitation dates?

I sent my application on the 15th, and was sent for review shortly after I submitted it (~16th.) Recommendations were submitted on or before the 15th as well. @Lina, I don't know yet! I'm trying to wait until not-Harvard sends out decisions so I can schedule accordingly. Washington and Stanford already conflict for me so I don't want to muddle things up further...

Just received an e-mail from UT Austin. Visitation days are February 21-22 or March 21-22. Good luck guys.

I second the business casual attire. Golden rule of blurry dress code: dress appropriately so people will think not of what you're wearing but of what you have to say. So going overboard with a suit or blazer is possible, and your holey labshirt will detract from you as well. On a sidenote, I'm under 21-- will I be missing out on a significant portion of visit activities?

I spoke with their admissions office and they said they will be reviewing applications until March. Don't sweat it guys!

Thank you for the insight Eigen, this is really useful.

I received visitation information from the first admit letter they sent me. If you don't get an e-mail back I can send you a copy of the itinerary they sent me.

Some would say this week is pretty much the last week to hear of acceptances. Good luck everybody!

IT CHANGED TO BLUE btw thanks YaBoyAR @mitchemistry #whyareyoudoingthistous

Anyone else getting this notice on the MIT website? WHAT MESSAGES?

As MCE said, thank you for this information, it is quite a relief.

I received an e-mail reply from a department admin on Friday last week that the Dept is still reviewing applications.

I'm an inorganic/solid state chemist, electrocatalysis and interfaces in particular. Got accepted into Washington.

Interesting read, thank you. Looking forward to the continuation tomorrow.

Thank you for your post, I have very similar stats to you, but can't attest that my letters were as good. You've reassured me, and I'm crossing my fingers and neurotically checking my e-mail/phone! May I ask what division your interest was in?

Gotcha! I'll keep you posted if I get anything from UNC, Berkeley, Stanford, Harvard or Caltech.